{"id":31182,"date":"2023-12-03T19:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/253068-illegal-immigrants-repatriated-from-kp\/"},"modified":"2023-12-03T19:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:40:04","slug":"253068-illegal-immigrants-repatriated-from-kp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/253068-illegal-immigrants-repatriated-from-kp\/","title":{"rendered":"253,068 illegal immigrants repatriated from KP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PESHAWAR: The repatriation of people to Afghanistan continued as 253,068 people returned until December 2 through three border points in Khyber Pakthunkhwa (KP), ARY News reported.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the KP Home Department, 248,890 people were repatriated through Torkham, 3,479 people through Angor Adda Waziristan, and 698 people via Kharlachi Kurram district.<\/p>\n

A total of 5064 people, including 114 from Islamabad, 873 from Punjab, and 24 from Azad Kashmir, were deported through KP. Similarly, 6075 were deported through the Torkham border.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Caretaker Provincial Information Minister Jan Achakzai reiterated the government\u2019s resolve and said that the illegal immigrants will be repatriated to their own country at any cost.<\/p>\n

Read more: Pakistan to deport 10,000 illegal immigrants daily<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Addressing a press conference, he said the government has set a target of deporting 10,000 immigrants every day. So far 135,000 illegal immigrants have returned to Afghanistan and this process is gradually progressing towards success.<\/p>\n

He said that Afghans were involved in sixteen attacks in different bomb attacks and sabotage incidents during one year.<\/p>\n

The government has decided that ten thousand illegal immigrants will be sent to Afghanistan every day; he said reiterating that who has an Afghani Tazkira or any other document cannot escape from following the government policies regarding one document regime.<\/p>\n

He stressed the state of Pakistan has decided to crack down on terrorism, whether from across the border or within the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n